Thank
you to everyone who has prayed that there would be bread for their
soul! I’ve been thinking about natural bread, and spiritual bread. I
enjoy making natural
bread. We enjoy fresh bread best. When it’s 1 to 3 days old, it’s not so
desirable. Those truly seeking God, seek something that will satisfy
the deep need of their soul – the Bread of life. God wants to feed every
one the Bread of life. There’s a possibility
of just being content with what will feed us for the moment. In Noah’s
day, God looked down and saw wickedness – doing natural things: eating,
drinking, marrying, etc, nothing wrong in that – but God has planned so
much more! Luke 17:26-27, “And as it was in the days of Noah, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man. They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all. Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded.” They were content just to try to satisfy this human nature that can never be satisfied, but it always wants something more.
In
Ruth, Naomi knew what it was to be partaker of what God has, but there
was a famine, and they journeyed to Moab. Naomi met a lot of
disappointment in the
land of Moab. Someone kept in contact with Naomi and told her there was
bread in Israel. The
prodigal son became the repentant son who returned. He began to think
about the bread in his father’s house. He would do anything to have
bread again! He
returned. The Father faced the facts of the past – his lost son was
dead, but now was found! In
Acts 10, Cornelius believed God would send His servant with words from
God. That’s what we all want – not a message from ourselves, but from
God. Give us
words that have life-giving messages! That’s what our soul is desiring. In
John 6, Jesus broke natural bread for the multitude. They saw there
would be an advantage in making Jesus their natural king. We want Jesus
to be King of
our hearts spiritually – to give everything! When we begin to feed on
Jesus, we want that! We desire that! Jesus went alone to a mountain to
pray. Then those came seeking Jesus. He didn’t lose His victory God had
given by being lifted up in the pride connected
with being a natural king. Jesus
said, “I am the bread of life!” He continued to share about being bread
that would bring life and satisfaction. He said, “You need to eat of my
flesh
and drink my blood!” It’s important to eat of what Jesus lived and
taught, and to be partaker of His blood! It’s life to my soul! It’s
possible to be eating that which will only satisfy the soul. What am I
seeking in the Word of God, and how do I use it? How
do you feel when the Word of God is used for entertainment? I wanted to
get out of there! I want to be careful how I listen to, and speak, the
Word of God! I
appreciated a father’s testimony, “I want to prepare my children for
the eclipse!” One mother taught her children quietness while she read
the Word of God.
Jesus knew the purpose God sent Him. Do we know the purpose we were sent
here? God raised up Jesus in the last day by giving His blood. What is
our real purpose? It’s to labor to know His Son, to believe His Word, to
seek Him, and with that comes love, rest,
peace, and joy unspeakable! We can partake of the Bread of life, and have fruit in our lives to even feed others. |